
The Bottom Line: As Gardiner remakes a lot of his […]
A new entry into the Monteverdi L’Orfeo sweepstakes is always welcome; depending on the forces used, one gleans different colors and emphases from each performance.
Attempting to cram the history of western music, 700 years of it, onto two CDs, and perform it only on piano by one pianist, may
In the notes accompanying this spectacular CD, mezzo Joyce DiDonato asks, “In the midst of chaos, how do you find peace?” She goes for answers–and
This strange release is somewhat off-putting. Much like Christina Pluhar and her L’Arpeggiata, Andrea Marcon and La Cetra Barockorchester take a grand Baroque view of
It’s curious, but this this splendid set never seems to
There’s no dearth of fine Orfeo recordings on the market:
Now here is music that easily can benefit (as can
This masterpiece–arguably one of the greatest operas ever penned–has done
Considering his influence and output it’s incredible that, with the